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The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint – formerly known as the Royal Sovereign Stakes – is a Group 2 sprint race for three-year-old short-distance specialists. Currently held at Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse, having previously had a stint at Warwick Farm Racecourse, in April each year the 1200m race is run under set weights conditions.

Worth $1 million in prize money the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint is a key feature for this age of runners each Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

The race takes place on the second Saturday of April on Day 2 of Sydney’s ‘The Championships. The meeting is headlined by four Group 1 races: the $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes, the Australian Oaks, the Queen Of The Turf Stakes, and the coveted Sydney Cup run over the same two-mile distance as the Melbourne Cup.

The 2022 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint form was franked with the winner Mazu going on to take out the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 in Brisbane that winter before returning in the spring to run third in the then $15 million The Everest results and finish second in the $3 million Winners Stakes.

The Arrowfield Sprint third placegetter from 2022, In The Congo, further franked the form with seconds in the Doomben 10,000 and Kingsford-Smith Cup that winter and a victory in Perth’s Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) later in the year.

The 2023 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint form was franked with the third placed filly Lady Laguna going on to perform strongly in a host of subsequent events including her $1 million Magic Millions Fillies & Mares win at the Gold Coast in January of 2024.

The $1 million Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2026 runs on Saturday April 11, 2026 at Royal Randwick on Day 2 of The Championships. 

2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
Date:	Saturday April 11, 2026
Track:	Royal Randwick
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	3YO – Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$1,000,000

2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Results

Stay tuned for the official 2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint results and finishing order at Randwick on Saturday April 11, 2026.

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

Winning Margin: TBD

Winning Time: TBD

2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Betting

The updated Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2026 betting odds across the autumn leading up to The Championships in April will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and also provided here at Races.com.au for punters.

Aft Cabin ($2.50 in 2023) was the last Arrowfield 3YO Sprint favourite to win.

2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Form

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2026 ARROWFIELD 3YO SPRINT FORM GUIDE

2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Tips

Stay tuned for our exclusive Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2026 Tips on the million-dollar autumn showdown this April.

• To Win: TBD

2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Field

The Royal Sovereign Stakes – now known as the 2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint field will be published below on the Tuesday of race week as soon as released by Racing NSW.

2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint First Acceptances

The official Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2026 First Acceptances close on a Tuesday in mid-March along with all the other first acceptances for The Championships races and will be available below once announced by Racing NSW.

2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Nominations

The official 2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint nominations – formerly the Royal Sovereign Stakes nominations – will be published below as soon as released in early February around two months out from the race date and will be followed by the first acceptances in early March.

The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2026 nominations attracted 135 three-year-olds led in all-in betting at time of publish by Ciaron Maher’s brilliant sprint filly, Tempted, who recently won the Group 1 Surround Stakes.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	11x60x2x	AGARWOOD	F	3	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	74
2	59x331x1x	AISLE TWO	F	3	Robert & Luke Price	65
3	8x541x11x	ALBANY ROAD	G	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	69
4	4111x1x	ALPHA SOFIE	F	3	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
5	1x8x	ANGEL EYES	F	3	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
6	2x1112x	APOCALYPTIC	F	3	Michael Freedman	105
7	3	ARADEO	F	3	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
8	4355x2126x	ARTISTIC VENTURE	F	3	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	86
9	12x	ASTRONOMIX	G	3	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	66
10	5	AUSTRALIAN LEGACY	F	3	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
11	211x320x	BEADMAN	C	3	Peter Snowden
12	524x1716x	BEDOURIE	G	3	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
13	2190x3214x	BEIWACHT	C	3	Chris Waller	106
14	1x80x3x	BEL MERCI	F	3	Ciaron Maher
15	12869x050x	BELLAZAINE	F	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
16	1x340x68x	BESKAR	G	3	Anthony & Sam Freedman	70
17	515x	BILLUND	G	3	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes	60
18	1x00x	BIOLOGICS	F	3	Grahame Begg
19		BRUTELLI	F	3	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
20	x44x21216x	BURMA STAR	C	3	Chris Waller
21	3111x	CAFFE FLORIAN	F	3	Richard Litt	80
22	5x11x60x	CANTIAMO	F	3	Kris Lees
23	120x4x	CHATEAU EZE (GB)	F	3	Mark Walker
24	146x	CHOIR POINT	F	3	Matt Laurie
25	1x4x38x	CONSCIENCE	F	3	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
26	431x	CRATHIE KIRK	F	3	Kris Lees
27	6x22129x	CROSSBOW	G	3	Chris Waller
28	373x162x4x	CUSTOM	F	3	Ciaron Maher
29		DECOTA	G	3	Ross McConville
30	215x564x	DEVIL NIGHT	C	3	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
31	1x1x	EDUCATED	F	3	Ciaron Maher
32		EMERALD EVIE	F	3	Edward Cummings
33	x234x4213x	ERNAUX	F	3	Chris Waller
34	1311x	ESMAHLI	C	3	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	73
35	1x1x	FIERCE	G	3	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes	64
36	1x	FLY BY LIGHT	G	3	Clinton McDonald
37	413x29x7x	GALLO NERO	G	3	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes	83
38	x366x1111x	GRAFTERBURNERS	C	3	Kelly Schweida
39	24x62x2x	HAY STREET	G	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald
40	2311x3510x	HIDDEN MOTIVE	C	3	Nathan Doyle
41	689x12435x	HILLIER	G	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald
42	3x12x	HORSESHOE HILL	F	3	Bjorn Baker
43	14x	HUMBLE TRADER	G	3	Greg Eurell
44	5x8x	I AM ADONIS	G	3	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
45	37x	I AM OVERS	F	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald
46	117x	ICE KOOL	G	3	David Pfieffer	72
47	135x3721x	INKARUNA	F	3	Anthony & Sam Freedman
48	9x4112x	ISTI STAR	F	3	Paul Shailer
49	2212x	JAEGERS	F	3	Gary Portelli	68
50	14x1132x	JOB DONE	G	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
51	1x335x	KAKADU SUNSET	F	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	66
52	565x210x	KISS GOODNIGHT	F	3	Clarry Conners
53	23x407324x	KUJENGA	F	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald
54		LA FIESTA (GB)	F	3	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
55	31x	LAYLA	F	3	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
56	11x143x	LEGACY BOUND	G	3	Robbie Griffiths
57	x672296x2x	LIGHTHOUSE LASS	F	3	Richard & Will Freedman	60
58		LIQUIDATED	G	3	David Vandyke
59	3x	LONTRICE	G	3	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
60	246x12x	MARETH	F	3	Michael Freedman	72
61	121x13x	MARHOONA	F	3	Michael Freedman	100
62	3x45x	MARSEPT	F	3	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
63	123x67x	MATIMA	G	3	Gary Portelli	66
64	11x25158x	MCGAW	G	3	Emma-Lee & David Browne
65	58x25x13x	MELANITE	G	3	John Thompson	64
66	7x196x2x	MILITARY TYCOON	F	3	Ciaron Maher
67	9x84126x4	MISS FLEETWOOD	F	3	Michael Freedman	57
68	0x	MISTER MARTINI	G	3	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
69	211x	MOTORSPORTS	F	3	Tony & Calvin McEvoy
70	128x21223x	MY GLADIOLA	F	3	John McArdle
71	62x1141x2x	NAPOLEONIC	C	3	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	92
72	45x14x2x	NASHVILLE JACK	C	3	Brad Widdup	80
73	11x3x	NEPO BABY	F	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald	66
74	150x787x	NEXT JEN	F	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald	70
75	7x1x	NIGHT AGENT	G	3	Kris Lees
76	311x312x	NINJA	G	3	Michael Freedman	88
77	13x	ORNITHOLOGY	C	3	Chris Waller
78	0x35621x4x	PALLATON	C	3	Michael Freedman	86
79	3x	PASADENA	G	3	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
80	39x6566x2x	PELEUS	G	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald
81	2x7134x	PICTOR	C	3	Chris Waller	68
82	111x	PLAINTIFF	F	3	Peter Snowden	77
83	3x11311x	POINT BARROW	F	3	Anthony & Sam Freedman
84	6x1111720x	RAGING FORCE	G	3	Peter Snowden
85	3x213x	REGENERATION	G	3	Anthony & Sam Freedman
86	2142x540x	REGULATED AFFAIR	G	3	Chris Waller	66
87	5x46682x5x	RIVELLINO	C	3	Kris Lees	91
88	3x6x12325x	ROHESIA	F	3	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
89	19x	ROSBERG	C	3	Clinton McDonald
90	1126x8x	RUINATION	C	3	Michael Freedman	71
91	3x165741x	RUSKA ROMA	F	3	Grahame Begg
92	8x	SANTANA	G	3	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
93		SAUVITUDE	C	3	Edward Cummings
94	1x	SAVOYARD	G	3	Cliff Brown
95	522x113x4x	SAVVY HALLIE	F	3	Brad Widdup	95
96	11x80x	SCENIC POINT	F	3	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
97	0x18x151x	SEA ADMIRAL	G	3	John Thompson	68
98	8×1	SEA TRADER	G	3	Robbie Griffiths
99	2x271118x	SHENANDOAH RIVER	F	3	Brett & Georgie Cavanough	65
100	3127x2x	SHINJINA	F	3	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
101	1144x5x	SIGNATURE SCENT	F	3	Ciaron Maher
102	1x	SIRAGUSA	G	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald
103	821515x1x	SIXTIES	C	3	Chris Waller	84
104	3217x1345x	SKYHOOK	C	3	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou
105		SOURSEANE	F	3	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
106	1139x24x	SOUTHERN HEIRESS	F	3	Michael Freedman	72
107	14x1740x1x	SPACE RIDER	C	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
108		STAR HALF	G	3	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
109	311x0510x	STARDOM	F	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
110	1324x59x	STATE VISIT	C	3	Ciaron Maher	90
111	18x43x212x	STORMLAND (NZ)	G	3	Ciaron Maher	73
112	146x5575x	STRADA VARENNA	F	3	Bjorn Baker	67
113	23x2128x	SURF’S UP	F	3	Chris Waller
114	118x	TAXATION	F	3	Joseph Pride	67
115	131x132x1x	TEMPTED	F	3	Ciaron Maher	109
116	5121x311x	TENTYRIS	C	3	Anthony & Sam Freedman
117	13414x508x	THE PLAYWRIGHT	F	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
118	123x2x	TO CAP IT ALL	F	3	Stephen Marsh
119	611x0x	TOMATO TOASTIE	F	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
120	12x1x	TORONADO QUEEN	F	3	Greg Eurell
121	4121	TOWER BRIDGE	C	3	Ciaron Maher
122	2x112x	TRANSCEND	F	3	Michael Freedman	73
123	12x	TRAPDOOR	G	3	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
124	1x	TRAPPER JOHN (NZ)	G	3	Clinton McDonald
125	1580x	TRES MAGNIFIQUE	F	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
126	4323x2300x	TUPAKARA	F	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald
127	13x	VANGOGH BANKCHEQUE	G	3	Lloyd Kennewell
128	436x114x	WATSON	G	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	73
129	5x2x	WAVERLEY ROAD	G	3	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton
130	35x421x	WILLINGHAM	G	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	62
131	32x256297x	WITHIN THE LAW	F	3	Bjorn Baker
132	24x2420x3x	WODETON	C	3	Chris Waller	100
133	010x70x	WOOTTON LASS	F	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald	66
134	1	WRITTEN IN WRATH	G	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	60
135	116x	YOUNG MISTER GRACE	C	3	Brad Widdup	67

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Royal Sovereign Stakes / Arrowfield Sprint History

First won by Acamar in 1979, the Royal Sovereign Stakes quickly changed to Group 3 status in 1981. In 1996 the Royal Sovereign Stakes was elevated to be a Group 2 event.

Since its inauguration in 1979, the fastest winning time for the Royal Sovereign Stakes was recorded by Guineas in 1998 with 1 minute 3.66 seconds. The slowest winning time was recorded in 1981 by Trench Digger with 1 minute 15.8 seconds.

The race has been run at Royal Randwick, Warwick Farm Racecourse and for one year it took place at Rosehill Gardens (2013) when Rebel Dane won. Up until 2006 the event was restricted to colts and geldings, but fillies are now also eligible to line-up in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint field. It was known as the Royal Sovereign Stakes from 1979 – 2013 before changing names to the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint in 2014.

The form of the 2021 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint was franked with the winner Wild Ruler going on to win that spring’s Group 1 Moir Stakes in Melbourne.

In 2022 the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint field ran with just four horses after seven were scratched due to the Heavy (10) Randwick track.

Recent Royal Sovereign Stakes / Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2025 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Enriched	1 minute 09.52 seconds
	2nd	Imperial Force
	3rd	Public Attention
2024 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Joliestar	1 minute 09.02 seconds
	2nd	Hedged
	3rd	Libertad
2023 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Aft Cabin	1 minute 11.27 seconds
	2nd	Wee Nessy
	3rd	Lady Laguna
2022 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Mazu	1 minute 14.49 seconds
	2nd	In The Congo
	3rd	Paulele
2021 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Wild Ruler	1 minute 10.12 seconds
	2nd	Isotope
	3rd	Prague
2020 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Splintex	1 minute 12.37 seconds
	2nd	Flit
	3rd	Anaheed
2019 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Classique Legend	1 minute 09.18 seconds
	2nd	Jonker
	3rd	Avantage
2018 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Catchy	1 minute 10.22 seconds
	2nd	Showtime
	3rd	I Am Excted
2017 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Derryn	1 minute 12.6 seconds
	2nd	Global Glamour
	3rd	Impending
2016 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Japonisme	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Counterattack
	3rd	Takedown
2015 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Delectation	1 minute 11.7 seconds
	2nd	Bring Me The Maid
	3rd	Rekindled Power
2014 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Sidestep	1 minute 10.2 seconds
	2nd	Bounding
	3rd	In Cahoots
2013 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Rebel Dane	1 minute 10.8 seconds
	2nd	Urquidez
	3rd	Taxmeifyoucan
2012 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Hot Schnitzel	1 minute 08.9 seconds
	2nd	Manawanui
	3rd	Moment of Change
2011 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Master Harry	1 minute 10.2 seconds
	2nd	Audacious Spirit
	3rd	Skilled
2010 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Shoot Out	1 minute 10.74 seconds
	2nd	More Than Great
	3rd	Viking Legend
2009 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Youthful Jack	1 minute 11.32 seconds
	2nd	Over The Wicket
	3rd	Desuetude
2008 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	El Cambio	1 minute 10.33 seconds
	2nd	Kingda Ka
	3rd	Solo Flyer
2007 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Mutawaajid	1 minute 9.58 seconds
	2nd	Sniper’s Bullet
	3rd	Mearas
2006 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Flying Pegasus	1 minute 10.01 seconds
	2nd	Racing To Win
	3rd	De Beers
2005 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Dance Hero	1 minute 10.05 seconds
	2nd	Eremein
	3rd	Star Cat
2004 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Exceed And Excel	1 minute 8.27 seconds
	2nd	Ambulance
	3rd	Impaler
2003 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Athelnoth	1 minute 10.18 seconds
	2nd	Planchet
	3rd	Charlie Bub
2002 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Lonhro	1 minute 11.06 seconds
	2nd	Viking Ruler
	3rd	Shags
2001 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Assertive Lad	1 minute 9.91 seconds
	2nd	Continum
	3rd	Century Kid
2000 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Hire	1 minute 9.92 seconds
	2nd	Easy Rocking
	3rd	Condotti